Generics December 4, the effective date of the new drug pricing decree in Turkey, marks the beginning of a period of decline in the Turkish pharmaceutical industry where, initially, a contraction of about 25% is expected. In preparation for difficult times, drugmakers are reconsidering their investment and employment plans, beginning layoffs, with projections of a higher number of university graduates losing jobs in 2010, according to the Turkish research-based drug industry group the AiFD. 15 December 2009